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Beach Hazards Statement 5, NWS Buffalo, NY

June 5, 2017Monroe County, Niagara County, Orleans County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 5, 2017, 10:27 PM EDT for Monroe County, Niagara County, Orleans County, New York. It took effect at Jun 6, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 5, 2017, 10:27 PM EDT (02:27 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 6, 2017, 4:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 6, 2017, 10:27 PM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 52 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2017-06-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2017-06-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
633 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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573 
WHUS41 KBUF 060227
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1027 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017

NYZ001>003-061030-
/O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0005.170606T2000Z-170607T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0008.170606T2000Z-170607T1500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
1027 PM EDT MON JUN 5 2017

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO
11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF NIAGARA, ORLEANS, AND 
  MONROE COUNTIES.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...THE COMBINATION OF VERY HIGH LAKE LEVELS 
  AND BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LOCALLY INCREASE LAKE LEVELS 
  ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. WAVE ACTION MAY FURTHER 
  INCREASE SHORELINE FLOODING AND EROSION.

* TIMING...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE 
  TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. THE LAKESHORE 
  FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH 
  LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FLOODING WILL WORSEN IN LOW LYING COASTAL LOCATIONS 
  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MANY BAYS 
  AND INLETS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. WAVE ACTION 
  MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL SHORELINE AND BEACH EROSION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A HIGH SWIM
RISK. THIS MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$

JJR
4 follow-up statements
809 
WHUS41 KBUF 060819
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
419 AM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017

NYZ001>003-061630-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0008.170606T2000Z-170607T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0005.170606T2000Z-170607T0300Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
419 AM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF NIAGARA, ORLEANS, AND 
  MONROE COUNTIES.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...THE COMBINATION OF VERY HIGH LAKE LEVELS 
  AND BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LOCALLY INCREASE LAKE LEVELS 
  ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. WAVE ACTION MAY FURTHER 
  INCREASE SHORELINE FLOODING AND EROSION.

* TIMING...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE 
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE LAKESHORE FLOOD 
  WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FLOODING WILL WORSEN IN LOW LYING COASTAL LOCATIONS 
  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MANY BAYS 
  AND INLETS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. WAVE ACTION 
  MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL SHORELINE AND BEACH EROSION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A HIGH SWIM
RISK. THIS MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
467 
WHUS41 KBUF 061531
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1131 AM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017

NYZ001>003-062345-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0008.170606T2000Z-170607T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0005.170606T2000Z-170607T0300Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
1131 AM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 AM EDT WEDNESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF NIAGARA, ORLEANS, AND 
  MONROE COUNTIES.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...THE COMBINATION OF VERY HIGH LAKE LEVELS 
  AND BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LOCALLY INCREASE LAKE LEVELS 
  ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. WAVE ACTION MAY FURTHER 
  INCREASE SHORELINE FLOODING AND EROSION.

* TIMING...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE 
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. THE LAKESHORE FLOOD 
  WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE 
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FLOODING WILL WORSEN IN LOW LYING COASTAL LOCATIONS 
  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MANY BAYS 
  AND INLETS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. WAVE ACTION 
  MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL SHORELINE AND BEACH EROSION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A HIGH SWIM
RISK. THIS MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
773 
WHUS41 KBUF 062044
CFWBUF

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
444 PM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017

NYZ001>003-070500-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170607T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170607T0300Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
444 PM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* LOCATIONS...THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF NIAGARA, ORLEANS, AND 
  MONROE COUNTIES.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...THE COMBINATION OF VERY HIGH LAKE LEVELS 
  AND BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LOCALLY INCREASE LAKE LEVELS 
  ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. WAVE ACTION MAY FURTHER 
  INCREASE SHORELINE FLOODING AND EROSION.

* TIMING...THE BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
  THIS EVENING. THE LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 
  LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FLOODING WILL WORSEN IN LOW LYING COASTAL LOCATIONS 
  ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MANY BAYS 
  AND INLETS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. WAVE ACTION 
  MAY RESULT IN ADDITIONAL SHORELINE AND BEACH EROSION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A HIGH SWIM
RISK. THIS MEANS LIFE THREATENING WAVES AND CURRENTS ARE
EXPECTED. STAY OUT OF THE WATER AND STAY AWAY FROM DANGEROUS
AREAS LIKE PIERS AND BREAKWALLS.

&&

$$
143 
WHUS41 KBUF 070227
CFWBUF

LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1027 PM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017

NYZ001>003-071030-
/O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170607T0300Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-170607T1500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
1027 PM EDT TUE JUN 6 2017

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT
WEDNESDAY...
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE BEACH
HAZARDS STATEMENT.

* LOCATIONS...THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE OF NIAGARA, ORLEANS, AND 
  MONROE COUNTIES.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...THE COMBINATION OF VERY HIGH LAKE LEVELS 
  AND BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL LOCALLY INCREASE LAKE LEVELS 
  ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. WAVE ACTION MAY FURTHER 
  INCREASE SHORELINE FLOODING AND EROSION.

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FLOODING IN LOW LYING COASTAL LOCATIONS ALONG THE 
  IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MANY BAYS AND INLETS 
  ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO. WAVE ACTION MAY RESULT IN
  ADDITIONAL SHORELINE AND BEACH EROSION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA
SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN
TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.

&&

$$

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Beach Hazards Statements in New York, 2017Every beach hazards statement in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.